1999 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1999 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was held February 27–March 2 at the Cajundome at the University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette, Louisiana.

1999 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199899
Teams8
SiteCajundome
Lafayette, LA
ChampionsArkansas State (1st title)
Winning coachDickey Nutt (1st title)
MVPChico Fletcher (Arkansas State)
Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournaments
1998–99 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Louisiana Tech104 .714199  .679
Arkansas State95 .6431812  .600
Florida International77 .5001316  .448
SW Louisiana77 .5001316  .448
Western Kentucky77 .5001316  .448
South Alabama68 .4291116  .407
New Orleans59 .3571416  .467
Arkansas-Little Rock59 .3571215  .444
1999 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Arkansas State defeated Western Kentucky in the championship game, 65–48, to win their first Sun Belt men's basketball tournament.

The Indians, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA tournament, their first appearance in the Division I event. No other Sun Belt members earned bids to the tournament.

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